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US4834780A US06/683,089 US68308984A US4834780A US 4834780 A US4834780 A US 4834780A US 68308984 A US68308984 A US 68308984A US 4834780 A US4834780 A US 4834780A
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  • This invention rlates to a cyclical pressure swing adsorption process for the purification or fractionation of a gaseous stream using six alternating adsorbers.
  • purification and the like are set forth hereinafter, these terms are intended to include fractionation and the like as well. Accordingly, this invention is applicable to processes wherein the desired products may be either adsorbed or unadsorbed, but to avoid confusion, the product gas herein refers to the unadsorbed gas.
  • the invention is directed to a six adsorber system wherein the gaseous stream during an adsorption phaase at the highest process pressure is conducted through an adsorber and purified gas is withdrawn from the outlet end of the adsorber, the adsorber being subjected after termination of the adsorption phase, to a multistage cocurrent expansion with the resultant expansion gases being utilized, in part, for pressure buildup of other, previously scavenged adsorbers and, in part, for scavenging another adsorber which is at the lowest process pressure.
  • the cocurrently expanded adsorber is then subjected to a countercurrent expansion at the lowest process pressure and the adsorber is scavenged with cocurrent expansion gas from another adsorber.
  • the adsorber is then subjected to multistage pressurizing to the adsorption pressure with cocurrent expansion gas and purified product gas.
  • a process of this type is described in DOS No. 2,851,847.
  • the process scheme illustrated in FIG. 5 thereof relates to an installation with six adsorbers, the adsorption phases of respectively three adsorbers overlapping with one another with respect to time.
  • Cocurrent expansion occurs in two stages, wherein in a first phase, pressure equalization takes place with another adsorber passing through a pressure buildup phase, and in a second phase, scavenging gas is obtained for use in another adsorber, the latter is being scavenged at that time.
  • a two-stage pressure buildup occurs, first with expansion gas from an adsorber which is in a cocurrent expansion phase at that time and finally with product gas.
  • DOS No. 2,624,346 discloses a pressure swing adsorption process with nine adsorbers wherein it is likewise important to operate at least three adsorbers simultaneously in adsorption.
  • this method within one cycle, four cocurrent expansion stages are provided for each adsorber, three of these stages being carried out in pressure equalization with adsorbers to be pressurized.
  • the known state of the art generally offers the teaching that, with the use of more than five adsorbers, several adsorbers simultaneously are operated in an adsorption phase. This is also expressly set forth in German Pat. No. 3,006,836.
  • the parallel adsorption in several adsorbers was considered to be especially desirable with a view toward the constant quantity of the product gas as well as of the residual gas stream, i.e., the countercurrent expansion gas, as well as the scavenging gas loaded with desorbed components.
  • An object of one aspect of this invention is to provide a process of the type discussed above such that there is not only a yield of a substantially constant and uniform gas quantity, but also a process that is advantageous from an energy viewpoint.
  • a process wherein only one adsorber at a time is in the adsorption phase, and wherein four or five cocurrent expansion phases are utilized, one of which yields scavenging gas for another adsorber and the remaining expansion gases being conducted in pressure equalization with the other adsorbers to be pressured.
  • the process of this invention does not involve the operation of several adsorbers simultaneously in an adsorption phase. Instead, by employing only one adsorber in an adsorption phase, it is possible to increase the number of pressure equalization stages by two or even three stages as compared with a conventional six-adsorber method.
  • the advantage attainable thereby is particularly in that the product gas, i.e., the gas tht is not adsorbed, can be obtained in a higher yield inasmuch as the loss of product components in the residual gas is diminished with an increasing number of pressure equalization stages.
  • the pressure level of the expansion gases is utilized more efficiently.
  • Such components which may be still present in the adsorber to be pressurized are then effectively pushed back toward the inlet end of this adsorber.
  • it can also be advantageous to make the final pressure buildup phase, performed in pressure equalization, relatively brief, and to make the pressure buildup phase to be subsequently performed with product gas relatively long, e.g., so that the final pressure equalization time is about 10 to 100, especially 20 to 30% of the final repressurization time.
  • cocurrent expansion phases there are provided four cocurrent expansion phases.
  • the expansion gas from the first, third and the fifth cocurrent expansion gas is preferably utilized herein for the first pressure buildup phase of an adsorber that has been scavenged immediately preceding this phase.
  • the process of this invention can be utilized in a large number of gas separation processes, for example for air fractionation, the production of noble gases, the purification of natural gas, and especially for the purification of synthesis gases to obtain a hydrogen stream.
  • the adsorption can be effected in each case with the selection of an arbitrary adsorbent suitable for the respective separation process, for example activated carbon, silica gel, alumina gel, or molecular sieves.
  • the quantity of the gaseous streams to be processed in the method of this invention is limited only by practical conventional engineering considerations relevant to adsorber size, gas being adsorbed, etc.
  • the process of this invention is especially suitable for the production of pure hydrogen from gaseous streams having a flow rate of about 2,000 and 50,000 Nm 3 /h.
  • the process can be beneficially utilized even when the gas flow is only about 50 Nm 3 /h.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic flowsheet of a preferred facility for conducting the invention
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 are each cycle schedules for performing the process in a facility according to FIG. 1.
  • the six adsorbers are denoted by numerals 1 through 6.
  • the adsorber 1 is associated on the raw gas inlet side with valves 11 and 16 as well as on the product gas outlet side with valves 12, 13, 14 and 15.
  • adsorbers 2-6 are associated with valves 21-26 to 61-66.
  • the installation contains a raw gas feed conduit 70 which can be connected via valves 11-61 to the adsorbers 1-6, as well as a product gas conduit 71 which can be connected via valves 12-62 to the outlet ends of adsorbers 1-6.
  • a residual gas conduit 72 is included which can be connected via valves 16-66 to the inlet ends of adsorbers 1-6, and finally, conduits 73, 74 and 75 are provided which can be connected via valves 13-63, 14-64 and 15-65, respectively, to the outlet ends of adsorbers 1-6.
  • Conduits 73 and 74 are pressure equalization conduits whereas 75 is a scavenging gas conduit. If the process is conducted with four pressure equalization stages, then pressure equalization is additionally also performed via conduit 75.
  • Conduit 73 is in communication with the product gas conduit 71 by way of valve 76.
  • the raw gas to be purified passed via conduit 70 and the opened valve 11 into adsorber 1.
  • the more readily adsorbable components are retained in adsorber 1 whereas unadsorbed components are discharged and passed into the product gas conduit 71 via the opening valve 12.
  • the adsorption phase (ADS) is continued until a desired loaded condition of adsorber 1 has been attained, whereupon the valves 11 and 12 are closed and the valves 21 and 22 are opened so that the adsorption can be continued in adsorber 2 with continuous discharging of product via conduit 71.
  • the pressure in adsorber 1 is now lowered to a first intermediate pressure (E1). This takes place by pressure equalization with adsorber 3 via conduit 73 and the opened valves 13 and 33.
  • Adsorber 3 passes, during this phase, through its third equalizing--pressurizing phase B1. After pressure equalization has taken place, valve 13 is closed and valves 14 and 44 are opened so that adsorber 1 transfers, via conduit 74, additional cocurrent expansion gas into adsorber 4 which presently runs through its second pressure buildup phase (B2). After termination of this pressure equalization, valve 44 is closed and valve 54 is opened so that additional cocurrent expansion gas is withdrawn from adsorber 1 via conduit 74 and is now conducted into adsorber 5. Adsorber 5 is passing through its first pressure buildup stage B3. After termination of this third pressure equalization, valve 14 is closed and a final cocurrent expansion gas is discharged into conduit 75 via the now opened valve 15.
  • This final cocurrent expansion gas is conducted as scavenging gas via the opened valve 65 through adsorber 6 and, after loading with desorber components, passed via valve 66 into the residual gas conduit 72.
  • valve 15 is closed and adsorber 1 is expanded, by opening valve 16, countercurrently to the adsorption direction to the minimum process pressure (E5).
  • scavenging (S) of adsorber 1 takes place with expansion gas from adsorber 2 which latter is just passing through its fourth cocurrent expansion phase (E4), for which purpose valves 15 and 25 are opened.
  • the scavenging gas loaded with desorbed components is discharged into residual gas conduit 72 via the opened valve 16.
  • adsorber 1 After scavenging has taken place, adsorber 1 must again be pressurized to adsorption pressure. This is done first of all by an initial pressure buildup (B3) in pressure equalization with absorber 3 via conduit 74; for this purpose, with the valve 16 being closed, valves 14 and 34 are opened. After this first pressure equalization, adsorber 1 is subjected to a second pressure equalization via conduit 74 which valve 14 remaining open and valve 34 being closed, whereas valve 44 is open at this point in time, this time with adsorber 4 presently passing through its second cocurrent expansion phase (E2). After termination of this second pressurizing phase (B2), valve 14 is closed and a third pressure equalization is initiated with adsorber 5 via conduit 73 and the opened valves 13 and 53.
  • B3 initial pressure buildup
  • adsorber 1 is again brought to adsorption pressure after closing valve 53 with product gas from conduit 71 conducted via valves 76 and 13 to the outlet end of adsorber 1, whereupon the cycle can be repeated.
  • Each adsorber is operated in an adsorption phase (ADS) during 1/6 of the duration of the cycle. While adsorber 1 passes through its adsorption phase, adsorber 2 is initially in the pressure buildup phase B1 and then in the pressure buildup phase B0, adsorber 3 is initially in the pressure buildup phase B3 and then in the pressure buildup phase B2, adsorber 4 is initially in the countercurrent expansion phase E5 and then in the scavenging phase S, adsorber 5 is in the cocurrent expansion phase E3 and then in the cocurrent expansion phase E4 and, finally, adsorber 6 is initially in the cocurrent expansion phase E1 and then in the cocurrent expansion phase E2.
  • ADS adsorption phase
  • each adsorber during the time period of its entire adsorption phase, discharges a constant quantity of product via conduit 71, product gas is conducted during phase B0 via the opened valve 76 into the adsorber to be respectively pressurized, but in addition valve 76 is also opened as early as during the pressurizing phase B1 taking place in pressure equalization.
  • a conventional regulating device not shown in the figure, such an amount of product gas is concomitantly branched off via valve 76 for pressure buildup that the product gas stream withdrawn via conduit 71 remains constant.
  • Such conventional regulating devices are flow controllers, e.g. as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,703,068.
  • the cycle schedule illustrated in FIG. 3 contains four pressure equalization stages and five cocurrent expansion phases.
  • the selection of four pressure equalization stages is advantageous especially if a high pressure ratio exists between the adsorption pressure and the residual gas pressure, for example a pressure ratio of 15 or more.
  • the way the process is carried out corresponds substantially to that with the cycle scheme as illustrated in FIG. 2, so that only the differences with respect thereto will now be described.
  • the fourth cocurrent expansion phase (E4) is subdivided into two individual steps E41 and E42.
  • Scavenging (S) of the corresponding adsorber here takes place only during the expansion phase E41 whereas the directly previously scavenged adsorber is subjected to a first pressure equalization (B4) during expansion phase E42.
  • B4 first pressure equalization
  • the expansion gas in phase E42 is still conducted via conduit 75 and the opened valves 15 and 65 into adsorber 6, but valve 66 is closed at this point.
  • the duration of a complete cycle can vary in both cycle schedules within the ranges conventional for pressure swing adsorption processes; typical cycle periods are in the range of several minutes up to about 30 minutes, for example, 24 minutes.
  • the raw gas in all three cases is a steam reformer gas containing 75 vol-% hydrogen, 5 vol-% carbon monoxide, 5 vol-% methane, and 15 vol-% carbon dioxide.
  • the desired amount of hydrogen product is in all instances 10,000 Nm 3 /h with a hydrogen purity of 99.999 vol-%.
  • the raw gas pressure is 20 bar
  • the residual gas presure is 1.3 bar
  • the raw gas temperature is 303 K.
  • the adsorbent is zeolitic molecular sieve.

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